Continuous Improvement Technician

Join the dynamic team at KDC/ONE, where we lead the industry in contract manufacturing and proudly hold the title of the largest manufacturer of deodorants in North America. Grounded in our core value of excellence, we're driven to exceed client expectations and pioneer innovative solutions across beauty, health, and hygiene products.

YOUR ROLE A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TECHNICIAN :
As a Continuous Improvement Technician, you will play a key role in optimising our production processes. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be at the heart of initiatives to make our operations more efficient and effective. Working with multidisciplinary teams, you will analyse our current practices and implement innovative solutions using proven Lean tools.

Advantages
• A fun and dynamic environment that welcomes diversity in all its forms, talent, ideas, and creativity;
• Comprehensive insurance including vision, dental, travel, and more
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Telemedicine/telepharmacy
• RRSP: We contribute up to 4% of your salary, matching your contribution
• Bonus: Access to a bonus program based on our success as a company and on your personal goals achieved
• On-site cafeteria for convenient and pleasant lunch breaks
• Internal mobility and career development opportunities to develop your potential

Responsibilities
•Suggesting and implementing cost-cutting solutions.
•Attend improvement workshops in support of the Continuous Improvement Specialist.
•Preparing the documentation required for improvement workshops.
•Carrying out research and analysis prior to improvement workshops.
•Collecting data for improvement and cost reduction projects.
•Participating in the implementation of improvement solutions by collaborating and using various Lean tools.
•Identifying problems relating to the cell in which he/she is involved, analysing the problem and proposing appropriate solutions.
•Standardise the solutions implemented by sharing what you learn with other cells.


Qualifications
•You have a Lean yellow belt or 2+ years' experience in continuous improvement.
•You have a DEC in industrial engineering or equivalent experience.
•You are fluent in French and English (spoken and written).
•You know the Office suite (intermediate) and AutoCAD (basic).
•You are a clear, action-oriented communicator.
•You can work well in a team and think critically.


Summary
Application instructions:
I would love to hear from you! If this Continuous Improvement Technician position in Knowlton, QC sounds like an interesting opportunity, please apply, and/or send us your resume to andres.velilla@randstad.ca

How to apply:
1) email your resume to andres.velilla@randstad.ca
2) call or text Andres at 450-521-0386 during office hours (Monday to Friday)
4) apply online at randstad.ca
5) connect through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andresvelilla/

Randstad is the largest employment agency in Canada, and each consultant is specialized in his or her field. In addition to providing you with information on your job search, they will be able to advise you on how to find a job that matches your skills.

Randstad is an equal opportunity employer. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

Background:
kdc/one is a trusted, global provider of value-added solutions to many of the world’s leading brands in the beauty, personal care, and home care categories.

We partner closely with customers as a critical enabler of their success through ideation, formulation, design, packaging and manufacturing of products.

Every year, we help develop and manufacture products for brands sold in countries all over the world.

kdc/one is an equal opportunity employer. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

REASON FOR WORKING KNOWLTON, QC:
• Here is the perfect balance. The dynamic balance that we all seek between the realization of our personal and professional dreams. The balance between proximity to major centers, with all the urbanity they provide, and rurality with its generous nature and diversified activities.
• Here, 40,000 students learn and develop skills through nearly 900 post-secondary programs and training and more than 100 vocational training programs. A wealth that generates creativity, a taste for going beyond and opening up to the world.
• Here, it is also health through the practice of activities of all kinds and through healthy lifestyles. Here, the playground is huge and nearby: peaks, trails, rivers, lakes, infrastructures and sports clubs. Whether you are a Sunday athlete or a high level athlete, you will find something to keep you in shape!
• Here, the landscapes of the Townships are varied and its nature is generous: lakes, rivers, mountains, vines, marshes, conifers, deciduous trees, valleys. Our bucolic landscapes encourage contemplation and letting go. In the fall, the landscapes ignite to create a panorama typical of southern Quebec.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.